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Cuv\u00e2nt \u00eenainte<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

M-am n\u0103scut \u015fi am copil\u0103rit \u00eentr-un loc verde \u015fi pitoresc din lunca Prutului \u2013 satul Nem\u0163eni, Basarabia.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Casa p\u0103rinteasc\u0103, situat\u0103 la \u00een\u0103l\u0163ime, \u00ee\u0163i deschidea \u00een fa\u0163\u0103 o panoram\u0103 de-a dreptul mioritic\u0103 iar \u00een zilele de s\u0103rb\u0103toare, dac\u0103 te urcai \u00een nucul din fa\u0163a casei, puteai s\u0103 prive\u015fti, nestingherit, horile \u00eencinse \u00een b\u0103t\u0103tura unui sat din Rom\u00e2nia.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dulce copil\u0103rie…<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maturii mi-au descoperit repede vocea sonor\u0103 \u015fi am fost sf\u0103tuit\u0103 s\u0103 merg s\u0103 fac studii de specialitate, dar pasiunea pentru lectur\u0103 a prevalat, a\u015fa c\u0103 am urmat Universitatea de Stat din Chi\u015fin\u0103u, facultatea \u201eFilologie \u015fi biblioteconomie\u201d. Dup\u0103 absolvire, mai mul\u0163i ani la r\u00e2nd, am promovat cartea \u015fi lectura \u00eentr-o institu\u0163ie \u015fcolar\u0103, dup\u0103 care, de peste dou\u0103 decenii, fac acela\u015fi lucru, fiind angajat\u0103 a Direc\u0163iei \u00cenv\u0103\u0163\u0103m\u00e2nt H\u00e2nce\u015fti.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

De cur\u00e2nd, am terminat \u015fi se afl\u0103 sub tipar \u201eAverea Veru\u0163ei\u201d, o c\u0103rticic\u0103 care ne \u00eendeamn\u0103 s\u0103 vis\u0103m \u015fi s\u0103 iubim pentru totdeauna CARTEA. E o dorin\u0163\u0103 pe care mi-a\u015f dori s-o \u00eemp\u0103rt\u0103\u015fim tot mai mult timp\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vera BUIUC<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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De pe la vreo cinci – \u015fase ani\u015fori m\u0103 deprinsesem deja cu zorn\u0103itul monedelor \u015fi fo\u015fnetul bancnotelor prin buzunare \u015fi \u00eencetul cu \u00eencetul prinsesem gustul lor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Venea nanu Alexei pe la noi \u015fi pentru c\u0103-i recitam: \u201eVine ra\u0163a de la balt\u0103…\u201d, \u00eemi d\u0103dea c\u00e2\u0163iva b\u0103nu\u0163i sun\u0103tori. Nana Ileana \u00eemi oferea \u015fi ea, pentru c\u0103 \u00eei deschideam porti\u0163a, \u015fi \u00eei s\u0103rutam m\u00e2na. M\u0103tu\u015fa Tecla nu r\u0103m\u00e2nea \u00een urma lor, \u00eemi d\u0103dea pentru c\u0103 eram frumoas\u0103 \u015fi educat\u0103, a\u015fa zicea d\u00e2nsa … \u0162a\u0163a Feonia, pentru c\u0103 \u00eei spuneam c\u00e2nd mama nu-i acas\u0103, c\u0103 poate veni la noi s\u0103-i dea tata sl\u0103nin\u0103, vin, ou\u0103 \u015fi multe altele… toate pe degeaba.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00cen dup\u0103-amiezile calde de var\u0103, folosindu-se de ocazia c\u0103 s\u0103rmana mam\u0103 se spetea prin viile de la Cump\u0103n\u0103 \u015fi nu putea s\u0103 zbur\u0103t\u0103ceasc\u0103 oaspe\u0163ii nepofti\u0163i, ograda noastr\u0103 se transforma \u00eentr-un cui\u00adbu\u015for de veselie \u015fi voie bun\u0103: se adunau l\u0103utarii de prin p\u0103r\u0163ile locului la repeti\u0163ii… \u015fi, pentru c\u0103 eu aveam grij\u0103 s\u0103 aduc un sc\u0103una\u015f mai moale lui mo\u015f Trofim, \u0163ambalagiul, c\u0103p\u0103tam ceva gologani preg\u0103ti\u0163i anume pentru mine. Mo\u015f Iosub, scripcarul, m\u0103 r\u0103spl\u0103tea bine \u015fi el. Pentru aceasta aveam misiunea s\u0103 fiu cu ochii \u00een patru \u015fi s\u0103-l anun\u0163, imediat ce la cap\u0103tul uli\u0163ei se va ivi m\u0103tu\u015fa M\u0103rioara, cotoroan\u0163a lui, c\u0103ci trebuia s\u0103-i g\u0103sesc un ascunzi\u015f de n\u0103dejde. Pentru c\u0103 umblam val-v\u00e2rtej \u015fi reu\u015feam s\u0103 \u201eposp\u0103iesc\u201d muzican\u0163ii fl\u0103m\u00e2nzi \u015fi \u00eenseta\u0163i, c\u00e2t \u015fi pe cei de-alde \u201egur\u0103-casc\u0103\u201d, cum \u00eei numea mama, m\u0103 alegeam cu parale bunicele, c\u0103ci altfel, f\u0103ceam repede ceea ce striga bunica de dup\u0103 gard: \u201eIa, \u00eenchide-le restaurantul\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dac\u0103 baba lui Iosub ar fi fost mai darnic\u0103, i l-a\u015f fi dat pe mo\u015f pe tav\u0103, dar a\u015fa… cotrob\u0103ia, boscorodea \u015fi se \u00eentorcea cu buza umflat\u0103: n-a fost Iosca al ei pe la noi \u015fi gata.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

De s\u0103rb\u0103tori, chita mea! Pe scena improvizat\u0103 din lada mamei de zestre \u2013 dansam, spuneam poezii, c\u00e2ntam cu voce sub\u0163iric\u0103, uit\u00e2ndu-m\u0103 cu satisfac\u0163ie la mama, care-\u015fi \u015ftergea pe furi\u015f o lacrim\u0103, ascult\u00e2nd: \u201eFrunz\u0103 verde \u015fi-o sipic\u0103, fata mamei cea mai mic\u0103…\u201d. Oaspe\u0163ii se \u00eenduio\u015fau \u015fi se \u00eentreceau la datul banilor. Eu \u00eens\u0103 \u015ftiam cam c\u00e2t poate fi stors de la ei \u015fi nu m\u0103 l\u0103sam p\u00e2n\u0103 nu le \u00eentorceam at\u00e2t sufletele c\u00e2t \u015fi buzunarele pe dos. C\u00e2nd socoteam c\u0103 nu mai am pentru ce c\u00e2nta, c\u0103ci avea s\u0103 fie de poman\u0103, coboram de pe scen\u0103 \u00een ropotul aplauzelor musafirilor, care \u00eemi pl\u0103ceau desigur, dar banii cu care m\u0103 r\u0103spl\u0103teau \u00eemi erau \u015fi mai dragi. (…)<\/p>\n\n\n

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A\u015fadar, \u00eencetul, cu \u00eencetul, mi-am agonisit o avere de bani destul de frumu\u015fic\u0103. \u0162ineam la ea ca la ochii din cap: o num\u0103ram, o sortam dup\u0103 m\u0103rime \u015fi culoare \u00een sticlu\u0163e \u015fi cutiu\u0163e, pe care le \u0163ineam \u00eentr-o l\u0103di\u0163\u0103 din lemn, vopsit\u0103 \u00eentr-o culoare nuc\u0103rie, g\u0103sit\u0103 undeva prin podul casei. L\u0103di\u0163a \u00eemi pl\u0103cea. Avea \u015fi capac. Bunelul mi-a pus ni\u015fte belciugi de toat\u0103 frumuse\u0163ea, s\u0103 am de ce-i prinde l\u0103cata, dar cum nu aveam l\u0103cat\u0103, o legam cu o bucat\u0103 de s\u00e2rm\u0103. (…)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

N-aveam lini\u015fte nici zi, nici noapte. Mai ales, noaptea era un chin pentru mine: gemeam, m\u0103 zv\u00e2rcoleam prin somn, visam c\u0103 mi se fur\u0103 cele adunate cu at\u00e2ta greu. Mama se scula, \u00eemi punea m\u00e2na pe frunte s\u0103 vad\u0103 dac\u0103 nu am temperatur\u0103, ne\u00een\u0163eleg\u00e2nd ce se \u00eent\u00e2mpl\u0103. Odat\u0103 cu rev\u0103rsatul zorilor, parc\u0103 m\u0103 mai lini\u015fteam, num\u0103ram banii iar\u0103\u015fi \u015fi iar\u0103\u015fi, schimbam culcu\u015ful comorii de c\u00e2teva ori pe zi, dar nici un loc nu mi se p\u0103rea de n\u0103dejde. C\u00e2teodat\u0103, uitam \u015fi eu unde-i ascuns\u0103 \u015fi, atunci, mama se tot \u00eentreba ce-o fi fiind cu fata asta de umbl\u0103 ca o buimac\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dup\u0103 mult zbucium, am g\u0103sit un loc sigur: sub pat. Patul era lat, dublu \u015fi, dac\u0103 te b\u0103gai sub el pentru a ajunge la lad\u0103, numaidec\u00e2t ie\u015feai de acolo f\u0103r\u0103 un smoc de p\u0103r, pe care cuiele plasei \u0163i-l luau drept plat\u0103, pentru c\u0103 ai \u00eendr\u0103znit s\u0103 te bagi acolo unde nu-\u0163i fierbe oala.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Surorile mele aveau p\u0103r lung, \u00eempletit \u00een g\u00e2\u0163e groase, la care \u0163ineau mult \u015fi nu prea erau dispuse s\u0103-l lase pe unde se nimere\u015fte, mai ales c\u0103 era \u015fi amarnic de dureros. De grebla cu care putea fi tras\u0103 lada aveam eu grij\u0103, ca niciodat\u0103 s\u0103 nu fie la locul ei \u015fi, \u00een plus, eram cam mereu \u00een preajma ascunzi\u015fului, c\u0103ci, spre bucuria surorilor, m-am angajat s\u0103 fac eu curat \u00een aceast\u0103 odaie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Surorile m\u0103 mai sl\u0103biser\u0103, dar veni un necaz \u015fi mai mare asupra mea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tata era mereu \u00een criz\u0103 de bani. Cum p\u0103rin\u0163ii adunau cu mult\u0103 trud\u0103 o sum\u0103 mai frumu\u015fic\u0103, el lua din ea f\u0103r\u0103 \u015ftirea mamei \u015fi tr\u0103gea o rait\u0103 la ora\u015f… Mama se sup\u0103ra r\u0103u de tot. Lega \u00een zece noduri b\u0103sm\u0103lu\u0163a cu banii r\u0103ma\u015fi \u015fi o ascundea c\u00e2t mai departe de ochii gospodarului. Tata r\u0103m\u00e2nea cu v\u00e2ntul prin buzunare… \u015ei ce era de f\u0103cut c\u00e2nd… la scripc\u0103 se mai rupe o coard\u0103, la \u0163ambal tot… \u015ei-apoi cum s\u0103 ie\u015fi duminica \u00een sat f\u0103r\u0103 vreun gologan la sufletul t\u0103u? D-apoi la frizer? D-apoi la moar\u0103, d-apoi \u00eencolo, d-apoi \u00eencoace… Cum n-o d\u0103deai, cum n-o suceai… f\u0103r\u0103 parale nicidecum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u015ei tata, la str\u00e2mtoare, n-a g\u0103sit alt\u0103 ie\u015fire din situa\u0163ie, dec\u00e2t numai banii mei.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

C\u00e2nd veni pentru prima oar\u0103 \u015fi cu glas mieros m\u0103 rug\u0103 s\u0103-i \u00eemprumut ni\u015fte copeici… i-am dat suma cerut\u0103 f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 stau mult pe g\u00e2nduri, c\u0103ci mi-a promis s\u0103 mi-o \u00eenapoieze repede \u015fi \u00eendoit, dar unde mai pui \u015fi bucuria mea… Tata… la mine… dup\u0103 bani.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dar el o \u00eendesi, \u015fi bucuria \u00eemi c\u0103zu repede \u00een sc\u00e2rb\u0103. (…)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vecina noastr\u0103, m\u0103tu\u015fa Saveta, era o femeie vioaie care-mi pl\u0103cea \u015fi care purta \u00een poala pestelcii ei, \u00een afar\u0103 de c\u0103tin\u0103 pentru r\u0103\u0163u\u015fte, o mul\u0163ime de palavre, pe care ni le spunea, jur\u00e2ndu-se c\u0103 sunt adev\u0103rate: toate, chiar, sub ochii ei s-au \u00eent\u00e2mplat! Mama n-o credea, zicea c\u0103 sunt \u201ebra\u015foave\u201d. M\u0103tu\u015fa \u00eens\u0103 se jura cu jur\u0103minte grele, dup\u0103 p\u0103rerea mea: \u201eIaca, fa, s\u0103 chior\u0103sc, s\u0103 m\u0103 usuc ca broasca, da-i purul adev\u0103r ce v\u0103 spun\u201d. Dup\u0103 ce pleca m\u0103tu\u015fa de la noi, umfl\u00e2ndu-ne capul cu verzi \u015fi uscate, mama zicea c\u0103-i cam anapoda Saveta asta, spune minciuni de \u00eenghea\u0163\u0103 apele.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Timpul trecea, m\u0103tu\u015fa tot cu de-ale ei, mama tot n-o credea…<\/p>\n\n\n

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Mama era femeie, dup\u0103 cum ziceau mai mul\u0163i \u201ecu scaun la cap\u201d \u015fi dac\u0103 n-o credea, \u00eenseamn\u0103 c\u0103 avea dreptate. Deci, dup\u0103 toate socotelile mele, m\u0103tu\u015fa Saveta ar fi trebuit demult s\u0103 chiorasc\u0103, sau s\u0103 se usuce ca broasca. Dar aceasta nu se \u00eent\u00e2mplase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Data viitoare c\u00e2nd tata veni la mine cu \u201em\u00e2na \u00eentins\u0103\u201d, eu i-am zis f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 clipesc din ochi: \u201eN-am, iaca, s\u0103 chior\u0103sc c\u0103 n-am, iaca, s\u0103 m\u0103 usuc ca broasca, dar n-am\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tata era om cu carte, se uita la mine lung \u015fi-mi zicea: \u201eDac\u0103 n-ai, d\u0103-\u0163i cuv\u00e2ntul de onoare\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eram de-acuma \u015fcol\u0103ri\u0163\u0103, mi se vorbise la \u015fcoal\u0103 despre onoare. \u00cemi venea s\u0103 pl\u00e2ng de ciud\u0103 c\u0103 am fost prins\u0103 la undi\u0163\u0103 \u015fi cu jum\u0103tate de gur\u0103 \u00eei zic c\u0103… am eu oleac\u0103, str\u00e2ns acolo \u015fi… \u00eei d\u0103deam. (…)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Preocuparea mea principal\u0103 era cum s\u0103-mi \u00eenmul\u0163esc \u015fi s\u0103 p\u0103strez tot ce-am adunat, dar pentru aceasta trebuia, cumva, s\u0103-l dezobi\u015fnuiesc pe tata. Dar c-u-u-u-m?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00centr-o bun\u0103 zi, c\u00e2nd a venit iar\u0103\u015fi cu cer\u015fitul la mine, eu cu m\u00e2na tremur\u00e2nd\u0103 \u015fi inima c\u00e2rlig, i-am dat, dar \u00eentruc\u00e2t la lad\u0103 nu puteai ajunge cu una cu dou\u0103, i-am dat numai ce aveam prin buzunare. A\u015fa s-a \u00eent\u00e2mplat, c\u0103 aveam numai bani m\u0103run\u0163i. Tata s-a uitat lung la ei, i-a sucit, i-a c\u00e2rnit, a mai privit la mine, s-a sc\u0103rpinat la ceaf\u0103 \u015fi mi i-a \u00eentors, \u00eentreb\u00e2ndu-m\u0103, dac\u0103 al\u0163ii, mai m\u0103\u015fca\u0163i, n-am.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aha! Lui tata \u00eei era ru\u015fine s\u0103 se duc\u0103, unde avea de dus, cu a\u015fa m\u0103run\u0163i\u015f.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alt\u0103 dat\u0103 am f\u0103cut la fel, c\u00e2nd tata mi-a cerut din nou bani. M-am uitat senin \u00een ochii lui \u015fi i-am de\u015fertat \u00een palm\u0103, dintr-o sticlu\u0163\u0103 pentru penicilin\u0103, at\u00e2t c\u00e2t a cerut, dar toate m\u0103runte. Tata nu i-a luat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bun! L-am prins! Mi-am scos caietul cu datorii, am mai socotit o dat\u0103 c\u00e2t \u00eei \u00eemprumutasem \u015fi am f\u0103cut o cruce groas\u0103 peste acest \u00eemprumut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Auzisem eu cum spunea mama atunci, c\u00e2nd cineva nu \u00eentorcea ce a luat:<\/p>\n\n\n

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\u201eEheei! aista nu-\u0163i mai \u00eentoarce ce-o luat, c\u00e2t pup\u0103za, gata, pune-i cruce sau d\u0103-i colac \u015fi lum\u00e2nare\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Parc\u0103 mi s-a luat o piatr\u0103 de pe suflet. \u015etiam precis ce aveam de f\u0103cut \u015fi m-am apucat de treab\u0103. Am hot\u0103r\u00e2t s\u0103-mi schimb to\u0163i banii \u00een m\u0103run\u0163i\u015f. (…)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Un magazin nou \u00een satul \u00een care sunt pu\u0163ine e ceva deosebit, mai ales pentru mine care umblam cu schimbul banilor. Mi-am pus g\u00e2ndul r\u0103zbun\u0103tor deoparte, pentru alt\u0103 dat\u0103 \u015fi am \u00eentrebat-o pe fat\u0103: \u201eAceasta este magazin? Da\u2019 ce se vinde \u00een el?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 \u201eMagazin, dar nu cred c\u0103 e pentru tine . Aici se v\u00e2nd c\u0103r\u0163i pentru copiii de\u015ftep\u0163i dar, dup\u0103 cum se vede, tu nu e\u015fti dintr-aceia\u201d, zise hlizindu-se pistruiata.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Am l\u0103sat insulta s\u0103 treac\u0103 pe l\u00e2ng\u0103 urechi, c\u0103ci aveam interes \u015fi am p\u0103\u015fit ferm prin colbul cald spre magazin, cu pitacul str\u00e2ns \u00een pumn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00cen\u0103untru era cam \u00eentuneric \u015fi nici \u0163ipenie de om. Nu puteam s\u0103 dau \u00eenapoi \u015fi cu fa\u0163\u0103 \u201ede\u015fteapt\u0103\u201d am \u00eenceput s\u0103 r\u0103sfoiesc c\u0103r\u0163uliile \u00eempr\u0103\u015ftiate pe tejghea. Cl\u0103ri\u0163a m\u0103 urm\u0103rea cu o privire batjocoritoare, pitacul din pumn m\u0103 frigea la inim\u0103. Cum s\u0103 m\u0103 despart de el? Cugetam, poate s\u0103-mi iau vreo rigl\u0103, poate \u2013 un caiet, sau altceva… Dar mama pentru ce este? Ea trebuie s\u0103-mi cumpere… Mda…, \u00een sf\u00e2r\u015fit, mi-am luat inima \u00een din\u0163i \u015fi aproape cu ochii \u00eenchi\u015fi, mi-am ales o c\u0103r\u0163ulie micu\u0163\u0103 \u015fi sub\u0163iric\u0103. Nu aveam de g\u00e2nd s\u0103 cheltuiesc mai mult dec\u00e2t c\u00e2\u015ftigasem \u00een ziua ceea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

C\u00e2nd i-am \u00eentins banii hlizitei, \u00eemi venea s\u0103 fac moarte de om.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Am ie\u015fit din magazin distrus\u0103, soarele era \u00eenc\u0103 sus pe cer dar mie mi se p\u0103rea \u00eentuneric bezn\u0103, nu lic\u0103rea nici o lumini\u0163\u0103 \u00een sufletul meu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Acas\u0103, am pus c\u0103rticica pe un dulap numit \u201ebufet\u201d, \u00eencerc\u00e2nd s\u0103 uit de ea, cum am uitat \u015fi de cealalt\u0103 carte, care mi-a fost dat\u0103 cadou de la \u015fcoal\u0103 pentru \u00eenv\u0103\u0163\u0103tur\u0103 bun\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cu cartea ceea, chiar m-au luat \u00een r\u00e2s. Altor colegi le-au dat tricouri, fundi\u0163e, gulera\u015fe, dar numai mie, s\u0103 cr\u0103pi de ciud\u0103 nu alta, o carte. Mai are rost s\u0103 \u00eenve\u0163i bine? Cui puteam eu s\u0103 v\u00e2nd cartea? Cine era prostul care avea s\u0103 mi-o cumpere? O fundi\u0163\u0103 \u2013 o d\u0103deai, chiar profitabil, un tricou, \u00eenc\u0103 \u015fi mai \u015fi. M\u0103car s\u0103-mi fi dat ni\u015fte c\u0103r\u0163i de joc, c\u0103ci la ele m\u0103 pricepeam de minune, f\u0103ceai bani buni, dac\u0103 erai \u015fmecher\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n

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St\u0103tea cartea ceea \u015fi se pr\u0103fuia pe bufet, f\u0103r\u0103 nici o trebuin\u0163\u0103. Ei bine, pe aceea nu pl\u0103tisem. Dar pe aceasta? Doamne, bani-ghea\u0163\u0103, am dat bani-ghea\u0163\u0103. Cum treceam pe l\u00e2ng\u0103 dulapul cela blestemat care era fixat chiar la u\u015f\u0103, \u00eemi venea s\u0103 urlu ca lupul din p\u0103dure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00centr-o bun\u0103 zi, nemair\u0103bd\u00e2nd tortura, m-am decis. Am ajuns cartea de sus, cu g\u00e2nd c\u0103 ori \u00eei dau foc, ori o pun pe trunchiul unde h\u0103cuiam c\u0103tina pentru r\u0103\u0163u\u015fte \u015fi o fac buc\u0103\u0163ele cu b\u0103rdi\u0163a. Dar c\u00e2nd ie\u015fii \u00een prag cu cartea \u00een m\u00e2n\u0103, porti\u0163a sc\u00e2r\u0163\u00e2i \u015fi \u00een ograd\u0103 intrar\u0103 o sor\u0103 de-a mea, \u00eempreun\u0103 cu prietena ei nedesp\u0103r\u0163it\u0103, P\u0103\u015fu\u0163a, pe care mama nu avea ochi s-o vad\u0103, fiindc\u0103 sor\u0103-mea, influen\u0163at\u0103 de ea, \u015fchioap\u0103t\u0103 \u00een ultimul timp la \u00eenv\u0103\u0163\u0103tur\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P\u0103\u015fu\u0163a avea o limb\u0103 … \u015fi ori de c\u00e2te ori m\u0103 vedea \u00eemi zicea ori c\u0103-s buzat\u0103, ori c\u0103-s c\u00e2rnit\u0103, ori c\u0103-s sucit\u0103. Eu o socoteam proast\u0103, c\u0103ci citea pe silabe \u015fi, vr\u00e2nd s-o las cu gura c\u0103scat\u0103, m-am a\u015fezat repede pe prag \u015fi am \u00eenceput s\u0103 citesc cu voce tare:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201eA fost r\u0103zboi,\/ Ecoul lui\/ \u015ei-acum mai este viu.\/ C\u0103m\u0103\u015fi mai vechi, mai noi\/ Amar\u0103 amintire de la fiu\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P\u0103\u015fu\u0163a s-a oprit \u00een dreptul meu, \u015fi-a suflat peste mine cojile de r\u0103s\u0103rit\u0103, care-i \u00eemprejmuiau gura, zic\u00e2nd: \u201eSora ta cite\u015fte ca la radio!\u201d A trecut pe l\u00e2ng\u0103 mine \u00eenceti\u015for, s\u0103 nu m\u0103 \u00eencurce la citit \u015fi am\u00e2ndou\u0103 au intrat \u00een cas\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eu am sim\u0163it deodat\u0103 c\u0103 dup\u0103 urechea dreapt\u0103 a plesnit ceva, apoi, \u015fi dup\u0103 cea st\u00e2ng\u0103, s-a auzit un \u201ep\u00e2c\u201d! De fric\u0103 s\u0103 nu-mi creasc\u0103 urechile ca la m\u0103gar, mi-am dozat vocea \u015fi… m-am ad\u00e2ncit \u00een lectur\u0103:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201e\u015ei iar lu\u00e2nd c\u0103ma\u015fele \u00een poal\u0103,\/ De cum ajunge s\u00e2mb\u0103ta le spal\u0103.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nu \u015ftiu c\u00e2nd au ie\u015fit fetele din cas\u0103, n-am auzit nici u\u015fa, nici porti\u0163a. Singur\u0103 \u00een ograd\u0103, pe pragul casei p\u0103rinte\u015fti, d\u0103-i cu cititul mai departe:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201eB\u0103iatul ei, cel drag b\u0103iat, \/Cu ce se-mbrac\u0103 bunul, \/Dac\u0103 vine?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Deodat\u0103, auzii un zgomot, dar \u00eenc\u0103, nedeslu\u015fit. Parc\u0103 un \u201eg\u00e2l\u201d, apoi ceva mai tare, alt \u201eg\u00e2l\u201d, apoi \u201eg\u00e2l-g\u00e2l-g\u00e2l…\u201d. M\u0103 uitam \u00een toate p\u0103r\u0163ile \u015fi doar \u00eentr-un t\u00e2rziu mi-am dat seama c\u0103 sunetul ie\u015fea din pieptul meu. Pl\u00e2ngeam. La \u00eenceput \u00eenceti\u015for, apoi tot mai tare \u015fi mai tare, p\u00e2n\u0103 am \u00eenceput, \u00een hohote, s\u0103-l pl\u00e2ng pe acel b\u0103iat care nu s-a mai \u00eentors din r\u0103zboi. Ceva cald se l\u0103s\u0103 la inima mea, ceva necunoscut p\u00e2n\u0103 atunci. Se vede c\u0103 aceast\u0103 mic\u0103 c\u0103rticic\u0103 a topit sloiul de ghea\u0163\u0103, pe care, cum zicea mama, \u00eel aveam \u00een loc de inim\u0103. Am prins a citi cartea de la \u00eenceput, pl\u00e2ngeam \u015fi citeam, citeam \u015fi pl\u00e2ngeam… (N. R.<\/strong> \u2013 Selec\u0163ia textului apar\u0163ine Redac\u0163iei, ca \u015fi ideea de a publica aceste fragmente, chiar f\u0103r\u0103 acceptul autorului. E drept c\u0103 nici n-am cerut aceast\u0103 \u00eencuviin\u0163are, de team\u0103 c\u0103 modestia doamnei Vera Buiuc ne-ar fi putut priva de bucuria \u00eemp\u0103rt\u0103\u015firii acestui festin literar cu cititorii no\u015ftri<\/em>.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vera BUIUC; Ilustra\u0163ii \u2013 Silvia CHIRIL\u0102<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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